Sanitary washable bucket for stock.



N0. 653,682. Patented July I7, |900. 0. J. LITTLE &. C. T. VAN SICKLE.

SANITARY WASHABLE BUCKET FOR STCK.

{Applicabiun filed Dec. 21, 1899.)

G-Tfq I l I UNiTED STATES PATENT Ormes.

OWEN J. LITTLE AND CLARENCE T. VAN SICKLE, OF DEGKERTW, NEW JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATION forming para of Letters Patent No. 653,682, dated July 1v,1960.

Application led December 21,1899. Serial No. 741,096. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it Netty concern.:

Be it known that we, OWEN J. LITTLE and CLARENCE T. VAN SICKLE, citizensof the United States, and residents of Deckertown, in the county ofSussex and State of New .Iersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sanitary Washable Buckets for Stock, of which thefollowingisa speci- Iication.

Our invention relates to improvements in watering-buckets for stock inthe barn.

The objects of our invention are, first, to supply a cheap and simpledevice by means of which with the minimum of labor a supply of water maybe always within reach of the stock; second, to so arrange the source ofsupply7 to said buckets that it can be easily set up and the variousparts needing attention be conveniently accessible, and, third, to soarrange the various parts that the buckets may always be easily kept inaperfectlysanitary condition and all collection of deleterious sedimentat the bottom of the buckets be avoided.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical section through the center' ofthe inlet and outlet tubes; Fig. 2, a front view, partly cut away. Fig.3 is a horizontal section of the inlet-valve cover, and Fig. 4. is aform of discharge-cock that may be employed when the extra expense is noobject.

Similar letters refer to similar1 parts iu the Y various figures.

Referring to the drawings, A is the front and sides, and B the back, ofthe bucket, which are adapted to be iitted in position by screws orother similar means.

C is a half-circular depression cast in the back of the bucket andadapted for holding the inlet-pipe D, so that it may not interfere withthe bucket being set fairly against that board or partition thatsupports it. This inlet-pipe D is reamed out, so that the ball or otherautomatic valve E may rest therein when the bucket is sufficientlyfilled, closing the same, and in coperation with the sawteeth f', madein the circumference of the halfround cover F, prevent the refuse hay,feed, and dirt from iiowing back and stopping up the inlet-pipe D.

f is the back piece of the removable half round cover F, which holds thesame in place by the aid of the angular projections G G.

The bottom B of the bucket is best made sloping to the center, sothatthe sediment of the water and the impurities introduced into the bucketby thel stock may fiow toward the cleaning-out hole H, formed by adepression I in the bottom B', closed by the screw-cap K, made Itight bythe washer J. This dirtcollecting hole H would be somewhat moredepressed than is shown inthe drawings and so arranged that whateverdirt collected in the .bottom of the bucket could be brushed into thedirt--hole and from there lifted out or swashed out through a pipeleading therei from. In some cases where the expense is not minded weapply the brass stop-cock K', Fig. 4; but this is simply a matter ofconvenience.

The advantage of using watering-buckets that keep a constant supply offresh Water Within reach of the stock instead of watering themperiodically is shown in the case of cows. These in the former case willgive one quart more milk each per day than when watered periodically,and the advantage of keeping the water in a perfectly-sanitary conditionis obvious.

In some of the buckets with which we are acquainted there has been apipe projecting upward through the bottom into the bucket and providedwith alock-nut; but this interferes with the stock drinking, isconstantly getting loose and leaking, and new leather lwashers arecontinually needed to make them tight. Besides when it becomes necessaryto clean the bucket the water must be dipped out and the bucket cleanedfrom the top. There are other buckets in use which have their inlet andoutlet wholly or partially in common. Aside from the trouble incident tothe refuse clogging up the pipes there is another and worse elementconnected with them. The outlet must be at or near the lowest part ofthe bucket, and Whatever sediment and refuse there is will settle there.When the fresh Water is admitted, this sediment is disturbed. and beingcarried upward pollutes the whole bucket of Water. This is a decideddisad vantage as compared With ourimprovement, which can be kept in aperfectly-sanitary condition by the minimum of care and labor. In ourbucket,o11 the other hand, the fresh Water enters at the top from theside, the pressure of the Water automatically closes the ball-valve, theserrated cover keeps the iioating,r refuse away from the valve of theinletpipe, and the sediment settles to the bottom most-lyin thesediment-hole on account of the bottom sloping from the sides to thecenter. When the Water is let oli", the sediment that may remain iseasily brushed or slushed out through the sediment-hole into the pailplaced beneath. We also prefer to have each bucket empty by itself,since if turned into a common discharge-pipe the refuse will tend toclog the pipe and the trap. Our buckets are made tok hold about awater-pail full, and the cleaning is done into a pail set under thesediment-pipe. Thus the sediment does not interfere with any pipe orvalve, and the cleanest possible supply of Water is assured. This incases where large numbers of stock are to be watered and the Water keptin a sanitary condition is a matter of prime importance. Moreover, ourautomatic ball-valve, with its removable strainer-cover, insures alwaysa clean and unclogged supply of fresh Water.

Having thus fully described and illustrated our invention, what We claimis- 1. In an im provedsanitary stock-Watering bucket, the combination ofan inlet-pipe traversing a recess in the back of said bucket, anautomatic valve closing the inlet-pipe, an adjustable cover for saidpipe and valve, the cover having saw-teeth on its lower edge, and asediment-box recessed in the bottom of the bucket, as andfor thepurposes set forth.

2. In a watering-bucket for stock, the combination of a back platehaving.,r a recess for receiving the inlet-pipe, an inlet-pipe closed byan automatic valve, and an adjustable cover having a serrated bottom,substantially as set fort-h.

Signed at Deckertown, in the county of Sussex and State of New Jersey,this 11th day of December, A. D. 1899.

OWEN J. LITTLE. CLARENCE T. VAN SICKLE.

Witnesses:

D. B. VAN SICKLE, MosEs GREEN.

